Transport services in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Transport services was 29.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Early-demographic dividend, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 29.4% for transport services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 55.1% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2025.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Transport services in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 53.5% | — |
| 1978 | 55.1% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 46.2% | -16.1% |
| 1980 | 47.8% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 47.6% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 44.3% | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 43.0% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 43.8% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 41.6% | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 41.6% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 41.4% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 41.9% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 41.5% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 41.9% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 42.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 41.6% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 40.9% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 40.7% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 38.0% | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 35.8% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 39.9% | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 38.5% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.6% | 46.2% | 55.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 43.4% | 41.4% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.1% | 35.8% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 34.0% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 29.9% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 29.4% | 37.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 867.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Early-demographic dividend?
- Transport services in Early-demographic dividend was 29.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 1978.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2025.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for transport services?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.